The Mariatu Foundation

Articles on Mariatu

Sierra Leone Peace Forsakes the Mulilated and the Dead
by Alex Duval Smith, The Independent, London full story...

Sierra Leone teen journeys from horror to a home Canadians welcome a victim of brutal African civil war
by Natalie Alcoba, Toronto Star full story...

Band comes to aid of young amputee
by Spencer McCormack, Oshawa-Whitby-Clarington full story...

Mariatu Kamara, Survivor SUSAN McCLELLAND talks to two young people who know too well what happens when war becomes child's play full story...

Child war victim shows courage to go on
Loss of hands doesn't deter young woman from Sierra Leone
by Barbara Turnbull, Toronto Star full story...

Mariatu and Me
A story of survival and hope from a child victim of Sierra Leone's civil war
by Susan McClelland, More magazine full story...

The strength to forgive
By Sheila Reynolds - Surrey North Delta Leader full story...

THE BITE of the MANGO

Awards

2009 - National Parenting Publications Awards (NAPPA) The Bite of the Mango, Gold Award Winner.

2009 - Finalist, Canadian Children's Book Centre Awards, Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children's Non-Fiction

2009 - The Canadian Children¹s Book Centre Best Books for Kids & Teens

2009 - Winner, Next Generation Indie Book Awards, Young Adult Non-Fiction

2009 - Selected as one of The White Ravens outstanding new international books of the year, Munich, Germany

2009 - Silver Award Winner, Nautilus Book Awards

2009 - Young Adult Non-Fiction List, Pennsylvania School Librarians Association

2009 - Short-listed for the American Library Association non-fiction, young adult
book of the year.

2009 - Children’s and Young Adults, Notable Books, International Reading Association

2008 - Nominated for the American Library Association/ Young Adult Services Association 2009 Best Books for Young Adults, for Bite of the Mango.